Investigators say there were up to 100 people outside when a brawl between two women escalated. Anywhere up to 20 total people got involved and a man began shooting into the crowd. Martinez, an innocent bystander who lived nearby, was hit by a stray bullet. She would have turned 21-years-old on Thursday.

Then, just before midnight, a group of five men chased down and shot a man at 34th and Mount Vernon Streets in Mantua.

Police say the victim was possibly targeted. He suffered at least two gunshot wounds to the face and one in the arm. He remained in extremely critical condition Wednesday morning -- likely paralyzed from the neck down.

“The five males we believe dispersed in different areas of this community,” said Police Lt. John Walker. “Obviously somebody knows what's going on here. We just need them to come forward to get these people off the street.”

Overall homicides in the city are down from 92 last year to 60 this year but that doesn't mean all deadly violence has ceased.

"There are times when you have these outbreaks of violence, it’s very unfortunate," Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told NBC10's Jesse Gary. "Now you have this man who is paralyzed from the neck down, it’s just crazy."